Healthcare and Biomedical Technology in the 21st Century

Dr. George Baran is Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Associate Dean, College of Engineering, Temple University. Dr. Mohammad Kiani is Department Chair and Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Temple University. Dr. Solomon Samuel is Director, Orthopedic Research Program, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia.

Is Technology the Cure for Soaring Demand and the High Costs of Healthcare?.- Science, Pseudoscience, and Not-Science: How do they Differ?.- Technology and Bioethics: What Can Scientists and Engineers Do, and What Should They Do?.- Inventing, Evaluating and Approving New Drugs and Devices.- A Visit to the Physician:  Diagnoses and Enabling Technologies.- Properties of the Host (the Human Body).- Properties and Behavior of Materials, and Some Design Considerations Too.- Biomaterials Applications in Medicine and Case Studies.- Cardiovascular Devices: Getting to the Heart of the Matter.- Clever Strategies for Controlled Drug Release and Targeted Drug Delivery.- Tissue Engineering:  Growing Replacement Human Tissue in the Lab.- Genetic Engineering.- A Trip to the Dentist.- Rehabilitation Technologies.- Appendix A: SBIR Proposal Front Pages.- Appendix B : Panster Patent.- Appendix C : Informed Consent Form 1.